Wolves ceremony honours Diogo Jota

A ceremony has been held in honour of former Wolverhampton Wanderers FC forward Diogo Jota.

The 28-year-old Portugal international and his brother Andre Silva, 25, who was also a footballer, died in a car crash on 3 July 2025 in the Spanish province of Zamora.

To pay tribute to his "remarkable legacy" in the footballing world, he has been inducted into the Wolves Hall of Fame posthumously.

A small ceremony was held at the club's museum this week attended by former striker John Richards.

Jota moved to Wolves from Atletico Madrid in July 2017 - in a deal which was initially on a season-long loan and then made permanent - before going on to join Liverpool in 2020.

He scored 44 goals in 131 appearances for Wolves and was a key player when they won the Championship title in 2017-18 to earn promotion into the Premier League.

Jota also helped the Midlands club qualify for the Europa League with a seventh-placed finish during their first season back in the top-flight.

At the ceremony, Richards was joined by members of the Hall committee to formally induct him into the Hall of Fame.

Richards said: "We are all very proud to have inducted Diogo into the Wolves Hall of Fame on behalf of the club and the supporters.

"For us, it was a decision that was heartbreaking, but easy to make.

"We've been very proud to have been able to do this, and hope that in some way, it gives the family and his friends comfort in knowing that all his achievements for Wolverhampton Wanderers and his memory will forever be remembered here at Molineux."

Jota's portrait will permanently hang among the other former players in the Hall of Fame suite and the Wolves Museum has a memorial on display featuring shirts, scarves and messages that were left by supporters outside the stadium following news of his death.

Richards added: "He was only with us for three seasons, but the fans really took to him. He then went on to Liverpool and showed everybody what a brilliant player was.

"In the time he was here, he contributed a lot to Wolverhampton and to the club, which is why he's so fondly remembered.

"But it wasn't just for his footballing achievements. Since his tragic passing, everyone I have spoken to at the club, from the tea ladies to the management, they've all said what a lovely man Diogo was."

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